God is still in Control

Christ Baptist Church

Summer 2015

Lesson 4

Philippians Chap 1:27 – 30 Battle Stations!

1. What is “the faith of the Gospel” that we are defending?• Delivery: Jude 3, 1 Tim 1:11, 1 Tim 6:20, 2 Tim 2:2• Salvation in truth: Jude 3, Gal 1:23, Phil 1:27, • Know sound doctrine: Eph 4:14, Col 3:16, 1 Pet 2:2, 1 John 2:12-14

2. Why is it so important for a Christian to know what he or she believes?

3. What are some of the spiritual weapons we can use in our battle against satan?• 2 Cor 10:4, John 18:10-11,Eph 11_18, Heb 4-12

Philippians Chap 1:27 – 30 Battle Stations!

Phil 1:27 - Consistency4. What is the most important weapon against the

enemy? • How can you make better use of this weapon in your own

life?

5. Why is consistency in a Christians life so important?

6. What does it mean to “walk worthy of the call” that we have in Christ (Eph.4:1)?

• Give some examples of Christian conduct “worthy of the Gospel of Christ”.

I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner

worthy of the calling to which you have been

called, with all humility and gentleness, with

patience, bearing with one another in love,

eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— one Lord,

one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all

Eph 4:1-6

Philippians Chap 1:27 – 30 Battle Stations!

Phil 1:27 - Cooperation•What does it mean to strive with one mind, side by side?

7. Why is satan happy when he sees conflict and division in a church?

Phil 1:28- 30 - Confidence8. How do the battles in our lives prove that we are saved?• Phil 3:10

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

Winston Churchill

Philippians Chap 1:27 – 30 Battle Stations!

Phil 1:28- 30 - Confidence9. Why does satan want us to think we are alone in our battle?

10.How does going through spiritual conflict help us grow in Christ?

Overall thought questions: • What reasons does Paul give for promoting the gospel fearlessly?• 1:27 • 1:28• 1:29• 1:30

Philippians Chap 1:27 – 30 Battle Stations!

"God can never make us wine if we object to the fingers he uses to crush us with. If God would only use his own fingers and make us broken bread and poured out wine in a special way. But when he uses someone whom we dislike, or some set of circumstances to which we have said we would never submit, we object. We must never challenge the scene of our own martyrdom. If ever we are going to be made wine to drink, we will have to be crushed. You cannot drink grapes. Grapes become wine only when they have been squeezed."

Oswald Chambers

Weekly Challenges - Applying God’s Word

• How do you respond to dilemmas in your life? Is your conduct worthy of the Gospel of Christ?

•What kind of response to opposition is “worthy of the Gospel

•What are you doing to ensure you know what you believe? Are you prepared to defend the Gospel?

• Are you willing to endure conflict and suffer for the cause of Christ?